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P. B. KLUGH.

PUNCHING MACHINE.

APPucATluN FILED AuG.2a. 1910.

Panted Aug. 22', 1916. f

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APPLICATION FILED Au.2s. I9Io. Y L1 95,477. Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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PAUL BROWN KLUGH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 THE CABLE COMPANY, VOF i CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

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PUNCHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22,1916.

Application led August 23, 1910. Serial No. 578,578.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, PAUL BROWN KLUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in .Punching-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and eXact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to machinery for manufacturing or reparing certain articles such as records flir player pianos, piano players or like instruments. Records of this character usually are in the -form of long sheets or strips of thin material such as paper or a paper composition perforated at intervals, and in proper places to produce a musical composition when used in connection with instruments such as above mentioned. The invention, however, is not lim- .ited to use in connection with records of this character. When used for the productlon of such particular records, however,

and especially of perforated records, the'inrecords with regular perforations for the notes. Such perforations would naturally be separated from one another at various desired or predetermined intervals, according to the result to be obtained, and the perforations of different width would probably be located irregularly with reference `to one another, narrow and wide ones being interspersed in various fashions. Certain forms of such irregular perforationV records vmay be used to accent a melody or theme, or- 'some desired set yor group or collection of notes. In such case the records maybe made with two different vstyles-or kinds of perforations, one narrow and the other wide,

the narrow perforations being `for unaccented or accompaniment notes, andthe wide perforations being for accented or solo notes. I have devised and applied for Let'- ters Patent of the United States upon' instruments capable of operation in this way,

using such-records. Records of this sort can be advantageously produced by the apparatus or machinery of my present. ini/en1 each set.

is a duplicating or reproducing machine,

operating to produce duplicates or copies of an original record. This particular method of operation is not, however, essential as' the invention can obviously be applied in other Ways. The machine herein set forth also .contemplates the use of a number of sets of perforating devices, such as punches, with a plurality of such -devices or punches in The various sets of perforating devices are for use in connection with the various notes, one set constituting a plurality of punches for each note. The several punches in each set, or the multiple punches as they may be called, are so arranged and mounted that any one or more of them may jbe. operated alone, or all may be operated together. They are also so 'located and mounted that they will produce a narrower or wider perforation according as one or more of them'is used. Thus by the use, individually or collectively, of the punching devices of the variousv sets, or multiple punches, perforations of' various width,v as desired, may be made in the record being produced.

As an arrangement for :controlling the operation of the various sets ofpunches, I show in the machine herein setx forth, the control of such punching or operating members by a master-record having perforations of different width, andv mechanism coperating with suchI record-toproduce the de- ,f sired control of @the multiple punches, but

.of course the result 'desiredfcould be accom-7 lplished by othen arrangements lying within the Vscope of :theinvention-.- c

a portion of such' machine; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.` -2 of `a modified form of mach-ine; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are views of perforated records, Iin some cases master records,

and in others the records produced yby the machine, as will be more fully pointed out hereinafter; Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portion of the machine of Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a view of a portion of the machine and the master record in it; and Fig. 9 is a view of a train of mechanism in the machine.

Referring first to Fig. 1, I have-shown a master record or sheet 1, which is to be used as an original or guide from which copies of other perforated records are to be made. The master sheet 1 is shown rolled upon a roll 2 and extended to a takeup roll 3, upon which the record is to be wound. `As a convenient arrangement for winding the master sheet upon the roll 4, the latter isprovided with a ratchet wheel 5, the roll and ratchet wheel being loose upon the shaft 4, and a pawl 6 is mounted upon a lever 7, which is subject to a spring 8 and adapted to be actuated back and forth by a cam 9 and a shaft 10, so as to cause the 'intermittent turning of the roll 3 and the consequent intermittent advancement of the record sheet 1 inthe direction of the arrow Fig. 1.

The master sheet 1 shown in the drawings for illustrating the invention is the type of record hereinbefore referred to as being adapted for use for solo effects, and to such vend is provided with wide and narrow perforations, the wide ones for the solo or accented notes and the narrow ones for the accompaniment or unaccented notes. In Fig. 4 I 'have shown such a record, which is illustrated as provided with narrow perforations 11 for unaccented or accompaniment. notes, and wide perforations 12 for solo or accented notes. It will be understood, of course, that the invention is not limited to this particular type lof record, as it can be used in connection with others.

The record 1, referring again to Fig. 1, is arranged to pass between upper and lower guiding or holding members, 1EL and 1b, which are understood to be sufficiently long crosswise of the machine, to accommodate the width of the music sheet. These members 1 and 1b are provided with vertical apertures 1c which are adapted to receive vertically disposed Styli or fingers 13 and 14. The latter are arranged so that they are held and guided by the membenl", and so that their upper ends are below the record 1, but in case an aperture comes opposite one of the styli 13 or 14, either one of the latter may be pushed up through such aperture and in such case will project through the .record and more or less into the correspondi ing apertures in the member 1a.

In accordance ,with the arrangement herein set forth the styli 13 and 14 are arranged in sets with-a plurality of styli in each set, in the machine shown there being two in each set, 13 and 14. Each set is intended to be used in lconnection with one note of the master record 1, and lto coperate with the perforation therefor, be the same wide or narrow. In the arrangement shown the two styli of each set are shown displaced transversely of the master sheet, that is to say transversely of the direction of movement of the master sheet, as shown in Fig. 2. In such case a narrow opening 11 in the record 1 will register with the stylus 13 of the set of styli corresponding to that opening 11, and the stylus 13 will therefore be free to come up through that of Fig. 2, so that these two styli 13 and 14 of this set are both uncovered and free to be pushed up through said wide opening 12. Thus it will be seen .that the narrow open ings 11 uncover and as it-were release only one of the corresponding set of Styli,

whereas the wide openings uncover or release more than one of said set of styli, 1n`

the arrangement shown, both or all of the same.

The machine shown contemplates an arrangement for automatically operating the styli 13 and 14 when uncovered or released, or to be more explicit, an arrangement by which such styli will be projected into the record sheet perforations when the same come into register with the styli. The arrangement shown comprises bell crank levers 15, upon whose upper ends the styli 13 and 14 are mounted, and reciprocating rods 17, 17 actuated by eccentrics 18, 18,A carried one by the hereinbefore referred to rotary shaft 10, and the other by a corresponding shaft 19 at the 'other side of the machine. .The two shafts 10 and 19 arev connected by a suitable chain or belt 21, so as to rotate in unison, the shaft 19 being driven by a main drive shaft 20 through the medium of a belt 20. As an arrangement for preventing undue or improper actuation of the styli 13 and 14, they are supplied with yielding or elastic connections with the reciprocating shafts -17, 17, as for example springs 16 and 22, arranged in slots at the inner ends of the shafts 17, 17, into which the lower ends of the bell cranks 15, 15 are confined. Thus it will be seen that 'the action of the shafts 17, 17 tends to project the styli 13 and 14 intermittently in an upward direction, but-that this is prevented except when a perforation registers with said styli `by the material of the record sheet 1, the

into such perforation and this upward protitl tion `of v'the machine.

jection is repeated at close intervals so that there is avertical reciprocation of such stylus or styli during the entire time that it or they are uncovered by such perforation. Thus the master record or sheet controls the various `sets of styli, it being understood that there are sets of styli for the narious notes so far as desired, and that these styli are re-` leased and ytheir mechanism- .controlled o r governedfaccording to the peforations in the master record or sheet.

inthe lower part of the machine I show otherrecords orsheets A, which are to be `prepared into proper records by the opera- A number of such sheets can be acted upon simultaneously by the machine. ln the drawings I lhave shown four, although of course that 'number can be varied. These-sheets are understood to be mounted upon suitable rolls and advanced the punches 23 and 24 work. Springs 37 hold the punches 23 and 24 normally in their upper or elevated positions. Above the punches are. reciprocating membersl 25, 25, which are pivotally mounted upon pins 25a, confined in slots 25b in the ends of said'melnbers, so that the member 25 may not only vibrate up and down about said` pins 25a, as

axes, but may also slide a limited extent to- -ward and away from. one'another as permitted by the slots 25". Camso eccentrics 28 28 carried by suitable driving shafts 2 8a are arranged above the inner ends of the reciprocating members 25, and `adapted`to lact upon the ends of said members,- so that they will continually vibrate the inner ends vof the same up and down, the shafts 28a being driven by belt orchain. connection 28c withl the shaft 10. l The members 25, 25 are provided with sockets 29, 29, in their lower edges when their inner ends and these sockets are adapted to receive the heads 30 of the punches 23 and 24. Themembers 25 are also provided with slots 25, formed in their upper edges, and these slots contain pins 26, 26 on the bell cranks 15, 15.` Thus it will be seen that the vibratory members 25, 25 will be actuated continuously by the eccentrics 28, 28, so that their inner ends will vibrate vcontinuously up and down and that while said members 25 are inthe position shown in Fig. 1, the sockets 29 at their inner ends will receive the heads of the punches23, 24, and thus the vibratory movement 'of said members 25 will not produce any action on the part ofthe punches 23, 24.

lIf however, either or bothfof the members j 25 is` shifted longitudinally it or they will come into such position that the heads of the punches 23 and 24 will not enter the sockets 29, but instead a portion of the members 25 will be interposed between the eccentrics 28, and the punches, and will serve as an abutment or connection between the same, so that instead of the punches remaining stationary as before, they will in such shifted position of the members 25, be actuated by the same'and will perform a continuous vertical reciprocation as long as such member or members 25 are in a shifted position. l The punches 23 and 24 are in the machine shown arranged in sets corresponding to the styli l13 and 14, and the corresponding styli 'and punches interconnected by the se l mechanism illustrated so that the operation will be as follows: The master sheet 1 in uncovering the styli 13 and 14, or oneof them, releases suchvstylus or styli so that it or they can be VUprojected through the record sheet perforation, and when so projected the corresponding punch or punches 23, 24 will be operated by the action of the intervening mechanism, the bell crank 15 through the action of the eccentric rod 17 shifting the member 25 so as to interpose the same between the eccentric and punbb, and to cause the reciprocation of the latter. rlhe punches willbeireciprocated, of course, as many times as the corresponding styli are reciprocated. Thus the record sheets A will be acted upon and perforated in accordance .with the perforations in the master record 1; narrow perforations in the master sheet 1 will cause the operation of the punch 23 through the stylus 13 and coperating `mechanism, and thus produce narrow perforations in the sheets A, and corresp'ondingly wide perforations in the master 1, will cause the operation of both punches 23 and- 24, or multiple punches as they may be called, through the operation of both styli 13 and 14, and coperating mechanism, and thereby produce wide `perforations in the sheets A. Thus it will be seen that with the machine as constructed and the styli and punches located as shown, more particularly in Figs. 1 and 2, the records produced will be thel same as the master record; for eX- ample if the record shown in Fig. 4 is used as a master record, records like it will 'be made by the machine, and the same holds true of other forms of record used as masters.' This is du@ to the corresponding arrangement or location of the styli 13 and 14, and punches 23 and 24, the styli and the punches in the corresponding set lying in the same note zone and being displaced correspondingly both longitudinally and transversely of the records, so that the longitudinal displacement of the styli of the same set, or multiple styli, made for convenience of independent operation of the same, is compensated for by a corresponding longitudinal displacement of the corresponding multiple punches.

In Fig. 3, I have shown the styli 13 and 14', arranged side by side, this modification of the arrangement previously described being advantageous in some respects, there being no longitudinal displacement of the styli as in said other arrangement. In this modified arrangement it Will be seen that the records made by the machine Will not be identical with the` master record used, assuming that the punches are longitudinally displaced as shown in the drawings, and also in Fig. 3 illustrating this modification. The reason is of course, clear, that there is no longitudinal displacement of the styli to correspond With the longitudinal displacement of the punches.

If the record of Fig. 4 is run through the machine records such as shown in Fig. 5 Will be produced. This is obvious from the fact that a wide perforation 12 for example, in Fig. 4, Will cause the simultaneous operation of thetwo side by side styli 13 and 14, and this operation Will cause the simultaneous operation of the correspondingl punches 23and 24, which being longitudinally displaced Will cause longitudinally displaced perforation portions such as shown as going to make up the irregular Wide perforations 12 in Fig. 5. Conversely the record 31 4of Fig. 5 When used as a master With the arrangement of Fig. 3, Will produce the record 31, Fig; 4. The making and use of master records for the type of records produced by the machine Will of course be carried on accordingly.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a still different type of record 31, in Which the Wide perforations 12" are of still different shapeV from those of the records previously described. This record 31"` can, of course, be used as a master to reproduceexactly similar records by the arrangement of F ig. 2. If used as a master with some other machine arrangement the` produced records wouldl used as masters and to be produced can be varied Without limit, and that the machine arrangement can be varied also, the master Thus it' and records to be produced being figured accordingly.

It will be understood, especially in view of what has previously been said, that the machine herein is merely illustrative of the invention and that a Wide variation in practically an unlimited number of respects can be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim as my invention is:

. l. A machine of theclass specified, having a plurality of sets of punches, one set for each note, the punches in each set being transversely displaced.

2. A machine of the class specified, having a plurality of styli adapted for use in connection with a single perforation qr depression.

3. A machine of the class specified having a plurality of punches arranged for use in connection with the same perforation, and also having means for actuating one only or more than one of said punches in connection With said perforation.

4. A machine for producing records of the kind specified, having means 'for forming openings or perforations for the various notes at different transverse positions for the same notes.

5. A machine of the class specified having a plurality of sets of-punches, one set for each note, each set having a plurality of punches, and also having mechanism by which one or more punches in each of the several' sets can be operated.

6. A machine of the class specified, having a plurality of punches in combination With a plurality of stylil adapted to operate in connection With a single perforation.

7. A machine of the class specified, having a plurality of sets of styli, one set for each note, the styli in each set being transversely displaced.

8. A machine of the vclass specified having means for utilizing a perforated record as a master, and also having punching mechanism and means whereby .'said punching mechanism can be operated through the instrumentality of said master record to produce other records having perforations differently located transversely of the record for the same notes.

9. A machine of the class specified having a set of punches comprising lseveral punches associated together and displaced transversely of the direction of motion of the record, but vhaving at least their adjacent 'edges in alinement, said machine also having mechanism for actuating one or .more of said punches.

, 1 0. A machine "of theclass specied having al set ofpunches comprising several punches associated together and displaced transversely of the direction of motion of the record, but having at least their adjacent edges in alinement, said machine also having means whereby a master perforated record can actuate one lor more of said punches. A

11. A machine of the class specied havoperating one or more punchesin the various sets. 3

12. Amachine of the class specified havlng a plurality of sets of punches with several longitudinally and transversely displaced but partially alined punches` in each set, and mechanism whereby a perforated record can actuate one or more Iof the punches in the various sets.

13. A machine of the class specified, having means for utilizing a perforated record as a master record, and also having a plurality of sets of punches for punching other records with a plurality of punches in each set, the punches in each lset being arranged for use in connection with the same perforation to produce various kinds of perforations in the records being produced according to the punch or the number of'punches used, and means whereby the punches of the various sets can be actuated through the instrumentality of the master record.

14. A machine of the classspeciied having a set of styli adapted for use in connection with a single perforation of a master record, a set of punches arranged and adapted so that all,or less than all of the same can be used in connection with a single perforation in records to be produced, and mechanism whereby said styli can be controlled by the master record so as to cause v the operation ofsaid punches.

15. A machine of the class specified, ccmprising means for carrying and advancing a master record, a plurality of sets oli styli with several transversely displaced styli in each set, a corresponding number of sets o f punches 'with several punches in each set, mechanism whereby said punches are actuated by the control of the corresponding styli by a master record, and means whereby one or more punches of a set may be caused toproduce a perforation in other records. y 16. A machine of the class specified comprising styli 13 and 14, bell cranks 15 carrying said styli, reciprocating rods 17, 17 having spring connections with said bell cranks 15, rotary shafts 10 and119, provided with eccentrics for actuating said ro'ds 17, 17, punches 23, 24 controlled by springs 37, 37, and mounted in a punch holding member 36, reciprocating members 25, 25 having a slot and pin connection with the bell cranks 15, 15 and mounted for vibratory movement on `pins 25", 25a', and slotted to permit a shifting movement upon said pins, said members 25, 25 having sockets 29, 29 to receive the heads 30 of the punches -23 and y24; rotary shafts 28 carrying eccentrics 28, adapted to act upon the pocketed ends of the members 25, 25, and means for holding other recordsy inposition to be acted upon by the punches 23 and 24. l

17. In a'machine of the class specified the.

combination with. means for holdingv and advancing a-master record, of styli 13 and '14, adapted for use in connection with the and 14 for use with the sameperforation,l

reciprocating members for independently reciprocatin'g said styli and means for indeendently actuating said reciprocating memers.

19. In a machine of the class specified the combination of independently mounted transversely displaced associated styli 13 and 14 for use in connection with the same perforation, reciprocating members for independently reciprocating said styli, means for inde endently actuating said reciprocating mem ers, a set of punches corresponding in number to the styli, and means whereby the reciprocation of either stylus will auto'- matically cause the reciprocation of the corresponding punch. v

`.20. In a machine of the class specified the combination of independently mounted transversely displaced styli 13 and 14 for use in connection with the same perforation, re-

ciprocating members for independently reciprocating said styli, means for independently actuating said reciprocating members, a set of punches corresponding in number to the styli, vibratory members with means for vibrating the same, said members being connected with said styli so that the vibration ofA a stylus will shift thecorresponding member and said members being arranged to actuate the 'corresponding vpunch when shifted,but not to actuate said punch when not shifted.

21. ln a machine of the class specified a .,set of styli displaced both transversely and punches, the punches and stylibeing similarly displaced transversely and longitudinally of the direction of movement of the master record in the machine and each being arranged for use inconnection with a single aperture, and mechanism for operating said punches through the instrumentality of said Y also for use in connection With the same perforation in. records to be produced, and

mechanism for operating said punches.

25. Al machine of the class specified having a se't of styli for use in connection With the same perforation of a master record, saidstyli being side by side, a set of punches corresponding to said styli, said punches being also for use in connection with the same perforation in records to be produced and being displaced transversely and longitudinally of the direction of movement of 'l the master record, and mechanism for operating said punches. 26. A machine of'l the class specied, having in combination a plurality of punches for usein connection with a single perforation and mechanism forV reciprocating one only or more than one of said punches.

27. A machine of the class specied, having in combination a plurality of punches for use in connection with a single perforation, mechanism lfor reciprocating one only or more than one of said punches,'and means for controlling said reciprocating mechanism.

28. A machine of the class specified, having in combination a plurality of punches for use in connection with a single perforation, mechanismfor reciprocating one or l more of said punches, and means, including styli, for controlling said 'reciprocating mechanism.

29. Apparatus for producingrom a master sheet, perforated' music sheets having Aperforations of diferent effective area, the

different' effective areas corresponding to the different intensities of sound requiredl tobe f produced in playing.

30. Apparatus for producing from a master sheet, perforated music sheets having perforations of different effective areas, consisting of perforations of varying width, the di'erent effective areas corresponding tonthe prising in 'combination' a 'number of groups of punches, eachgroup representing a note,

the punches of each group being adapted to produce in a music sheet perforations of diHerent effective area, vpunch selecting devices for said punches, and'diferential selectors controlled by the variations in the representation of notes in the master sheet,l

which represent different intensities o sound.

32. In apparatus of the class specified, a set of associated styli or readers arranged in transverse alinement in the same note zone.

33. In apparatus of the class speciiied, a set of associated styli or readers arranged out of transverse alinement in the same note zone. a

34. In apparatus of the class specified, a plurality of styli or readers arranged out of longitudinal alinement in the same note zone.

35. In apparatus of the class specified, a plurality of styli or readers arranged out of transverse alinement and also out of longitudinal alinement in the same note zone.

36. A machine of the class specified having a plurality of sets of punches, the punches of each set being associated together and being separated from the punches of adjacent sets by intervening spaces transversely of the record and the punches of ,each set being displaced transversely With reference to one another, and means for actuating said punches either separately or jointly.'

37. In apparatus of the class specified, a plurality of punches arranged out of transverse alinement in the same note zone.

38. In apparatusof the class specified, a

,plurality of punches arranged out of longitudinal valinement in a single note zone.

39. In apparatus of the class specified, a plurality of lpunches arranged out of, transverse alinement and also out of longitudinal alinement in a single note -zone.

40. In apparatus of th'fclass specified, a plurality of readers arranged in transverse alinement in the same notezone in combination with a plurality of punches arranged out 'of transverse alinement.

41. In apparatus oiE the class specified, a

' pluralityl of readers arranged in transverse alinement in combination With a plurality of punches arranged out of transverse alinement in the same note zone.

42. In apparatus of the class specified, a plurality 'of readers out of transverse alinement in the same note zone, in combination with a plurality of punches out of alinement with reference to one another.-

43. The combination of a plurality of readers arranged out of longitudinal alinement in the same note Zone, and a 'plurality of punches also arranged out of longitudinal alinement in the same note zone. l

44. The combination of a plurality of readers arranged in the same note Zone and out of longitudinal alinement with one another, and a plurality of punches arranged out of longitudinal alinement With one another.

45. In apparatus of the class speciied, a plurality of punches of the same size arranged in the same note Zone.

46. In apparatus of the class speciiied, a group of readers all arranged in a single note zone, in combination With a group of punches also all arranged in a single note Zone.

47. In apparatus of the class specied, a plurality of punches for punching a single perforation in a music sheet. y

48. Apparatus of the class specified having means for forming relatively Wide perorations by removing a plurality of relatively narrow connected portions of a music sheet. A

49. Apparatus of the class specified provided with means for forming relatively narrow and relatively Wide perforations by the same devices.

50. In apparatus or' the class specified, a set of punches of substantially the same size and means whereby said punches may be used to form both relatively narrow and relatively Wide perforations.

v 51. In apparatus of the class specified, the combination of a plurality of relatively small punches and means whereby said punches may be used to form relatively Wide perorations.

52. The combination of a plurality or' readers arranged out of alinement with one another and a plurality of punches located in the same note zone and arranged out of lon gitudinal alinement With respect to one another.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 11th day lof August A. D., 1910.

PAUL BROWN KLUGH.

Witnesses:

N. D. ToBrN, J. CLARKE HAGEY. 

